In addressing the problems faced by compensatory education programs in getting financially and academically disadvantaged students through postsecondary education, this paper explores three common myths about schools and schooling: (1) academic success is highly correlated to intelligence; (2) families of these students are not supportive of…

The document explains how practitioners of nonformal education can improve educational programs by employing various evaluation techniques. The document is presented in seven chapters. Chapters I and II review problems of evaluating nonformal education programs. Major problems are that evaluation is often performed by outside evaluators,…

This guidebook presents information to acquaint part-time faculty with institutional policies at Pima College's Community Campus and to familiarize them with practical pedogogical skills. Part I of the handbook presents institutional information on: (1) campus and district personnel; (2) instructional locations; (3) employment policies related to…

Written from the perspective that specific myths profoundly influence educational outlooks and practices, this book points out that such views may outlive their usefulness. The publication explores the nature and origin of myths, particular myths embodied in American education, the creation and obsolescence of myths in a dynamic culture, and the…

This outline of the standards governing civil rights in vocational education programs contains information on the general provisions of civil rights legislation as it applies to education as well as standards pertaining to the establishment of vocational education programs and facilities; recruitment and admission; treatment of students in…

This annotated bibliography cites 150 books, articles, and government publications about education in Arab countries. Items cited were published in 1978 and examine education for all age groups and ability levels. The material is presented under 68 headings including Arab writing, Arabic language, biology, education, educational administration,…

Limitations of interpretations of revisionist historians concerning educational development in the 1930s and 1940s are examined. Revisionists have made uninformed assumptions about educational practice and have ignored significant aspects of educational development. Often their conclusions are too limited in scope. For example, they tend to view…

The bulletin probes the debate over the nature of social studies and considers the role of social studies in the curriculum. It is intended to be a clarification of the field of social studies for textbook authors, curriculum developers, and educators. The bulletin is presented in five chapters. Chapter I discusses the confusion which has resulted…

Five essays examine the responses of the social studies to racism and sexism in the 1960s and 1970s. The first essay discusses the general concept of pluralism and its relationship to racism and sexism. Textbook and curricular response and legislation relevant to racism and sexism are also considered. The second essay deals with racism in terms of…

Seven internationally known educators were asked to assess lifelong learning especially in relation to lifelong education and (1) revision of educational thinking and (2) educational practice. The authors addressed several key questions on lifelong education: For and by whom? Of and for what? How can it be achieved? The editor's overview and…

A 1968 appraisal of the effectiveness of the school research office as a channel for the dissemination of research and development information to school personnel is the main concern of this report. The paper is a product of the Communication Program at Far West Laboratory which is designed to fill three main research needs: the investigation of…

A study was done to discover and generate a theory of instructional design based on procedures currently used in selected adult education agencies. The methodology used was to generate grounded theory in four stages as follows: (1) discovery of a number of categories into which the collected data are coded, (2) integration of the categories and…

A study was conducted to update the handbook "Promising Practices in Career Education," May 1976 edition by reviewing eight projects conducted in Oregon during the fiscal year 1976. (The 1976 edition covered practices selected from Oregon vocational research and exemplary projects conducted from 1970 through 1975.) The project staff…

A study of career education was done in California to develop a conceptual model that describes the cooperative activities (intradisciplinary, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary) within the school setting, identify promising practices that use cooperative activities to enhance the implementation of career education, and make recommendations…

The bibliographies identify over 1,000 titles of documents about the state of Virginia which are contained in the Educational Media Examination Center of the Virginia Department of Education. Documents are classified by the Dewey decimal system. Subject areas represented include religion, sociology, political science, law, education, commerce,…